05-08-2003 08:35									#1
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Circa 1913

"Mr. Wells has developed his game so that the country over which the campaign is to be fought is laid out in any desired manner, with the aid of branches of shrubs as trees, with cardboard bridges, rocks, chalked-out rivers, streams and fords, cardboard forts, barracks, houses, and what not; there are employed leaden infantrymen and cavalrymen, and guns firing wooden cylinders about an inch long, capable of hitting a toy soldier nine times out of ten at a distance of nine yards, and having a screw adjustment for elevation and depression. There are strict rules governing the combat. Before the battle begins, the country is divided by the drawing of a curtain across it for a short time, so that the general of each opposing army may dispose of his forces without the enemy's being aware of that disposition. Then the curtains are drawn back and the campaign begins. All moves of men and guns are timed. An infantryman moves not more than a foot at a time, a cavalryman not more than two feet, and a gun, according to whether cavalry or infantry are with it, from one to two feet. Mr. Wells is seen on the left of the drawing, taking a measurement with a length of string, to determine the distance some of his forces may move. On the right and left are seen the curtains for dividing the country before beginning the game."

The "Mr. Wells", that the writer refers to in the above caption, is H.G. Wells the English novelist.

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	05-08-2003 10:10									#2
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Interesting.

	06-08-2003 20:48									#3
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Yes. I thought so, too.

	06-08-2003 22:39									#4
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Who wrote that?

An H.G. Wells bographer?

	07-08-2003 01:03									#5
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quote: Originally posted by checkMate Who wrote that? An H.G. Wells bographer?

It was taken from a caption of a drawing by S. Begg in the Illustrated London News.

	07-08-2003 01:04									#6
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Here is the web page to the drawing...

http://www.nirya.be/snv/fb/fb1.html

	07-08-2003 06:04									#7
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Kinda reminds me of growing up in the 1960's Maine, I was a real introvert, grew up in the woods, had around a 1,000 army men, tanks trucks jeeps and cannons and aircraft. I would set up these mega battles, "Bomb" with chunks of wood or stone.

I remember Dad once set off several firecrackers placed stratgically under popsicle "Bridges" with tanks on top.

It was so cool....but Mom (God rest her Eternally now)

Mom didnt see the humor in showing little "Bruce" any such thing, for as a young man I took interest in "acquiring" more fireworks, but alas, as a preteen in mid 60's I was safe from harms way.

Nice article Quinns!

Memories....

Peace

Grandpa Troll

	07-08-2003 08:41									#8
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Thanks Troll!

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Dyaramas (spelling?) I have 32 full scale buildings, enough lichen to full two good sized boxes, spunge and sticks and rocks and cork well I could go on it all takes up a good quarter of my garage. All this for miniture war gaming. All Line of sight and meassured to a weapon or person's throw to scale of the minitures used.

Warhammer, AD&D, Warhammer 40,000 several hundred ww2 and ww1 minitures and mechanized units etc. I have two trunks of minitures alone. Most all I have hand painted. I have and interesting game Juntland where you use your living room and do LOS ship warfare, lots of math involved in that one.

I guess you could say I quite like LOS war gaming with minitures

It all started back when I was about 9? My brother and I brought in about 12 wheel borrows of dirt to the basement. We use garbage bags for lakes, with water in them We set up the model train set in this dirt mass along with buildings and minitures.
We used real firecrackers and blasting caps and lighter fluid to put some pizazz into it. Did I mention the .22 rifle?

All was going well blowing things up and shooting things until the fire department arrived. I guess a nieghbor saw the smoke hahaha I guess there was a lot. We did not notice Well needless to say when mom did get home from work, early.... We had a lot of cleaning to do...

I now collect minitures and still play but so far without the blasting caps, rifles, real dirt and water.

I have to wonder if Orson started this way too

	07-08-2003 23:00									#10
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Interesting story, Ice! I agree, miniatures add a large level of realism to wargaming -- but the set up and play time is HUGE! I guess if you are truly devoted, the time does not matter

p.s. The above story refers to Herbert George (H.G.) Wells, the writer and inventer -- not Orson Welles, the actor. They are different people.

	09-08-2003 18:14									#11
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All true Quinns, I agree set up takes a bit of time. About 15 mins really, both players set up a side of say a 4x8 foot table. Then you roll to see what side you get.

H.g. even more interesting.